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Not sure how the Fitz could have anticipated this or had time to react and get out of the way at 2:30 in the morning

So I say again: If our state of the art fleet can't fend off a 29,000 ton (58 million pound) lumbering container ship, we should just discharge the sailors, sink the ships, and spend our money on something useful.

BTW, what does 2:30 in the morning have to do with anything?

[silverleaf]

I know they have radars but visional situational awareness is degraded at night at sea. Not knowing the weather orvsea conditionx ...

Having made several overnight offshore trips on clear nights and seas from 1 foot to 18 feet -.it was harrowing to judge other traffic especially barges!